Derval (Presenter)

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1,228 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 5 Sep

Derval (Presenter)’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 15 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 8.

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But it obviously didn't prevent you swimming and taking part in it. voice-verified

I'm going to get your swim career shortly, but as this is my life in five songs, I better get to a song first. voice-verified

Your first song is, it's not pop. voice-verified

No. voice-verified

This is your non-pop one and it's Eminem, Lose Yourself. voice-verified

And you definitely would listen to it before you retire. voice-verified

Between the warm up and the swim, let's have a quick listen to this. voice-verified

This is Eminem's Lose Yourself. voice-verified

That is Eminem's Lose Yourself. voice-verified

That is Ellen Keane's first song. voice-verified

Ellen, this could come out wrong when I say it, but the first time you were drug tested was at the age of 10. voice-verified

So your talent was clearly spotted quite young. voice-verified

Was that a bit kind of strange or what were they looking for in a 10 year old at that stage? voice-verified

Well, you obviously passed the test because you represented Ireland in Beijing when you were 13. voice-verified

So you didn't get any bans from having Calpol in your system or something. voice-verified

But that was a phenomenal achievement. voice-verified

You were just a teenager. voice-verified

Did you have any, as you say, you sort of skipped adolescence nearly and going direct into adulthood. voice-verified

Did you have any sense of the magnitude of the achievement at that stage? voice-verified

From a mental, clearly not from a physical perspective because you were so... Well, both, both, yeah. voice-verified

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